Skin cream withdrawal pain 'like being electrocuted' left footballer stuck in bed

Skin cream withdrawal pain 'like being electrocuted' left footballer stuck in bedImage source, Meilir RowlandsImage caption, Meilir Rowlands says he doesn't recognise himself when he looks in the mirror due to TSWByOwain Davies and Catriona Aitken, BBC WalesPublished9 minutes agoA 21-year-old who went from being a keen footballer to "bedridden" after he stopped using a steroid cream to treat his eczema says, at his lowest point, it felt like he "was being electrocuted every second".Meilir Rowlands has lived with eczema his whole life, and had used topical steroid creams prescribed by his doctor "on and off" since he was a baby.But when he tried to stop using the cream about three years ago, his skin progressively got much worse and he later discovered he had topical steroid withdrawal…

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